Mar 7

GLOBIS University MBA for JETs (Tokyo)

Thanks to JETAA UK Chair Sarah Parsons for sharing this info.  A great transition step opportunity for current JETs.  Sarah was recently in Tokyo to speak at the After JET Conference and while there met with people from GLOBIS who made her aware of this program and that scholarships are available for JETs.  Please not the March 12 deadline.  Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview:

GLOBIS University in Tokyo offers a full time and part-time MBA course taught in English with opportunities for internships. This is suitable for JETs wanting to bridge the gap between their time on JET and developing professional experience as well as a transferable qualification. There are scholarships available for fees that JETs are eligible for and also possible funding for living expenses.

Deadline for this year’s September intake is March 12th.

Requirements:

Applicants to GLOBIS University need to satisfy the following requirements at the time of entrance.
If applicants do not meet the requirement(s), they will be required to undergo a Preliminary Screening.

  • Be at least 22 years of age
  • Have at least three years of work experience

Whether their university is public or private, meet one of the following criteria:

  1. Graduated from a four-year college or university.
  2. Received a bachelor’s degree certified under the (Japanese) National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE).
  3. Graduate from a three year college or university AND completed 16 years of education in an institution outside of Japan.
  4. Completed 16 years of education in an institution outside of Japan through distance learning from Japan.
  5. Completed a program in Japan at an educational institution that has been designated within an educational system of a foreign country as being equivalent to a program of a university in the said foreign country (limited to programs whose graduates are considered to have completed 16 years of education at an educational institution in the said foreign country) and that has been designated as such by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
  6. Completed a program offered at a higher vocational school (the vocational program is limited to programs which are at least four years and meet other standards as determined by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) after the date that the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology accredited the program (which offers advanced diplomas).
  7. Have been designated as eligible by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
  8. Confirmed by the GLOBIS University to have the equivalent academic capacity as a university graduate, and to be at least 22 years of age.
 http://www.globis.ac.jp/programs/fulltime/

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